In 2026, delivering a high-quality game is no longer just about execution. It’s about strategic control of scope, capacity, and risk.

Rising development costs, tighter budgets, and increasing player expectations have placed unprecedented pressure on production teams. At the same time, your studios are navigating new technologies, evolving pipelines, and the challenge of delivering more with less.

This flagship report brings together insights from leaders at studios, including:

1. Alexander Bukhanov, Localization Lead, Coffee Stain Publishing
2. Myriam Forbes Gil, Head of Localization, Techland
3. Piotr Tyszko, Associate QA Director, CD Projekt Red

Download to learn more about:

• Why production is now the primary driver of quality outcomes
• How to manage the scope–capacity–quality trade-off in high-pressure environments
• Where AI fits into production strategy and where it doesn’t deliver immediate value

If you’re responsible for delivering games on time and on budget, while protecting quality, this report offers a critical perspective on what’s working across the industry. Download the report to benchmark your approach, refine your strategy, and build a more resilient production model.

This report is a deep dive into how senior and executive production leaders are navigating the new reality of game development: tighter budgets, growing scope, evolving teams, and constant pressure to deliver quality on time.

This report captures the real tensions shaping production today: where scope quietly expands, where pipelines break under pressure, and where decisions made too late create lasting impact on teams, timelines, and player experience.

While AI is part of the conversation, this report goes deeper, into the operational and leadership foundations that actually determine whether teams succeed or struggle. From pipeline optimisation and team structure to scope control and communication, it explores what it really takes to deliver in today's environment.

Download to learn more about:

• How to balance scope, capacity, and quality in an environment where all three are under pressure: Learn how leading studios are making trade-offs, and where those decisions most often go wrong.
• Where production teams consistently underestimate complexity (and how to avoid it): From feature scope to system integration, understand the hidden costs that derail timelines and morale.
• What strong production leadership looks like in 2026: Discover how senior leaders are managing team structure, communication, and decision-making to keep projects on track.

If you're responsible for delivering games on time, on budget, and at the level players expect, this report is essential reading. Download to benchmark your strategy, strengthen your decision-making, and lead your team with clarity.

In production, ambition is never the problem. The real challenge is turning that ambition into something teams can actually deliver – without losing clarity, quality, or momentum along the way.

In this exclusive interview, Stephane Jankowski, Executive Producer, Ubisoft, shares how large-scale productions like Anno 117: Pax Romana navigate the hidden complexities of scope, team evolution, and decision-making under pressure.

From managing interconnected systems to making difficult leadership calls, this conversation offers a grounded look at what production leadership really demands in 2026.

Download to learn more about:

• Why the biggest production risks aren't features, but everything surrounding them (UI, QA, localization, integration)
• How clarity in structure and decision-making actually enables stronger creative output
• The true cost of late-stage changes and why QA and Localization must be involved earlier
  

If you're leading complex productions and balancing ambition with delivery reality, this is essential reading. Download the full interview to learn how top production leaders are managing scope, teams, and uncertainty in today's high-pressure environment.

Game production has never been more complex. You're expected to deliver ambitious games faster, with higher expectations from players, tighter budgets, and evolving technology stacks.

In this exclusive interview, Natalia Agafonova, Executive Producer at Bohemia Interactive, shares candid insights into the real tensions production leaders face today, from balancing autonomy and alignment across teams to managing the risks hidden inside seemingly simple features.

Download to learn more about:

• How production leaders balance ambitious delivery with sustainable team health
• Why scope is most often underestimated in "simple" features, and the hidden cost that creates
• How rebuilding technology and teams simultaneously changes the entire production process

If you're responsible for shipping games on time, on budget, and at the level players expect, these insights are essential. Download the full interview to learn how production leaders are navigating the new era of game development, and how you can apply those lessons to your own studio.

Check out the Game Production Summit 2026 & Game Quality Forum 2026 joint Early Attendee List, and explore:

🎮 2026 Attendee Organisations

🎮 2026 Attendee Job Titles

Present your boss with this customizable letter detailing the reasons why you should attend Game Production Summit 2026 (24th -25th, June), in Poland. Just download the letter template below, edit as needed, and submit! We hope to welcome you there!

Check out the Game Production Summit & Game Quality Forum - 2026 Floor Plan, and explore:

• Sponsors joining our expo floor
• Remaining booths you can secure

Want to secure your spot? Connect with the Team today 📧

Check out the Game Production Summit - Sponsorship & Networking Prospectus, and explore:

• 2026 Game Production Summit Expert Speakers
• 2026 Game Quality Forum Expert Speakers
• Audience Overview
• Engagement Opportunities
• Sponsorship Packages
• Attendee Snapshot

If you have any questions, please reach out to Cian Fitton (Sponsorship Sales Manager) - partner@iqpc.co.uk

Check out the 2026 Game Production Summit - 2026 Early Attendee List, and explore:

• 2026 Organisations confirmed to join us
• 2026 Job Titles confirmed to join us
• 2026 Sponsors & Parnters

Check out the Game Production Summit - 2026 Agenda, and explore:

• Confirmed Expert Speakers
• Panels
• Case Studies
• Interactive Discussion Group Topics
• Networking Opportunities

If you have any questions, please get in touch with Ilona Nersesyan (Sponsorship Sales Manager) - partner@iqpc.co.uk

Check out who attended our co-located event, Game Quality Forum in 2025, explore:

• 2025 Attendee Organisations
• 2025 Attendee Job Titles

If you have any questions, drop the team a message at partner@iqpc.co.uk.

Check out the Game Quality Forum & Player & Community Support Forum 2025 Post Attendee Snapshot, and explore:

🎮 2025 Attendee Organisations

🎮 2025 Attendee Job Titles

Check out the Game Quality Forum & Player & Community Support Forum 2025 Post Show Report, and explore:

🎮 Event highlights

🎮 The key interactive discussions and takeaways from industry leaders

🎮 Audience Overview

🎮 Testimonials

View the Game Quality Forum 2025 Attendee Snapshot, and explore:

• Attendee Organizations joining us
• Attendee Job Titles joining us